Abstract
Q. Is Open Source Sustainable?A. In 2008, many thought the open source movement could not survive the widespread adoption of open source software without commensurate contributions back, whether in code or cash. Since that time, however, open source has flourished, and it has become robustly self-sustaining.This dramatic improvement in the health of the open-source ecosystem
Highlights
Open source has the chance of becoming a nonrenewable resource if enterprises consume it without contributing cash or code back
In 2008, many thought the open source movement could not survive the widespread adoption of open source software without commensurate contributions back, whether in code or cash
Open source has flourished, and it has become robustly self-sustaining. This dramatic improvement in the health of the opensource ecosystem derives from two primary trends: a move toward more permissive, Apache-style licensing, coupled with an increase in open-source contributions from web technology companies like Facebook
Summary
Open source has flourished, and it has become robustly self-sustaining This dramatic improvement in the health of the opensource ecosystem derives from two primary trends: a move toward more permissive, Apache-style licensing, coupled with an increase in open-source contributions from web technology companies like Facebook. Driving both trends is an increased emphasis on attracting developer communities, and not dollars. Enterprise adoption of opensource software was booming as the global economy tanked, but the same companies that were happy to use open source were usually not willing to contribute back. The reasons are twofold: first, open source licensing strategies became much more sophisticated, and second, a new breed of enterprise arose that gleaned significant benefit from giving away open source software without needing anything in return
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